*Cian O’Dea battles with Cillian O’Sullivan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE HAVE DEFEATED MEATH for the first time in the All-Ireland senior football championship to secure their place in the second round of the qualifiers.
All’s well that ends well as Clare completed their latest Division 2 campaign with a confidence-boosting victory over hosts Down in Newry.
*Pearse Lillis. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers got their Allianz National Football League for 2022 off to a winning start.
*Éire Óg’s Manus Doherty is pressing for inclusion in Sunday’s Clare team. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FOOTBALL pundits have repeatedly predicted in recent years that Clare will not survive in the higher divisions in the Allianz National Football League.
*Delight is etched on the face of Pearse Lillis as he celebrates with Gary Brennan and Mossy Gavin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Ballyea are one step away from a third Clare senior hurling title in six years following this one point victory over Newmarket in a hard fought semi-final at Cuack Park this Sunday afternoon.
*Brandon O’Connell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Two-time senior champions Ballyea completed the semi-final line-up for the Clare SHC after coming out on top in a hard-fought encounter with rivals Kilmaley.
*Cooraclare’s Micheál Garry in action. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Ten-time Clare SFC winners, Cooraclare have been relegated to the intermediate ranks.
*Micheál Murray of St Josephs Miltown. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill In wet and windy conditions, St. Josephs Miltown justified favouritism and accounted for Cooraclare to seal second place in Group 1 of the Clare SFC.
AT the end of an often pulsating hours football, Kilmurry Ibrickane held on for a very hard earned one point win over Cooraclare.
*Ross O’Doherty fires home Ennistymon’s second goal. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Two goals from substitute Ross O’Doherty saw Ennistymon collect their first win of the 2021 Clare SFC as they ensured Cooraclare are left without a win following two clashes.